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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Peter Dowd

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

312 same votes 4 different votes 316 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
57 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
57 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Benefits 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
57 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
57 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
Participation
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
458
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,675
2,417 eligible divisions
244
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
936
55.9% of votes cast
214
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
739
44.1% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

85
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
102
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Contributions
41
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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